Coinciding perfectly with the start of the new academic year, the Getty Villa's fall "Outdoor Theater" series will feature
Prometheus Bound (attributed to Aeschylus but not without problems). From the Villa:
"The Titan Prometheus, progenitor and champion of humankind, has stolen
fire from Mount Olympus, giving rise to human civilization. As
punishment, he is doomed by Zeus to spend eternity chained to a
mountaintop, where Prometheus rails against the gods and all the world's
injustices. Witness the timeless tragedy—and victory—of the prisoner
who refuses to be silent in the face of tyranny."
The 90-minute performances will take place Thursday-Friday-Saturday at 8pm throughout the month of September, and tickets ($42) can be purchased
here. It should be a fantastic spectacle, so be sure to get tickets quickly, since they will certainly sell out.
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| Prometheus Wheel installation, from the Getty Villa's Facebook page |
